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Betashares hires marketing chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Betashares has appointed a new chief marketing officer, as the firm seeks to grow its business across ETFs, managed accounts, superannuation and direct-to-investor offerings. Elaine Herlihy brings more than 25 years of senior marketing experience across ...

Ex-Zenith partner joins private assets platform

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... Management made a strategic investment in FinCap to support the launch of the private assets managed accounts platform for Australian financial advisers and their wholesale clients. The managed accounts platform builds on FinCap's established presence ...

Super moves: Future Fund, NZ Super, Aware Super, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... part of ADIA but has operated independently under Mubadala since 2018. The Abu Dhabi theme continues this week with Australian Retirement Trust's former head of capital markets also moving to the Emirates. Herbert Chang has taken up the role of head ...

ART taps ex-HESTA manager for opportunistic role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
A former HESTA portfolio construction and risk manager has emerged at Australian Retirement Trust. Australia's second-largest superannuation fund has appointed Michael Sommers as senior portfolio manager, opportunistic strategies. Sommers' mandate ...

Landmark greenwashing case against Santos dismissed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
The Australian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) lost its case against Santos, with the federal court determining the oil and gas producer did not engage in greenwashing. On Tuesday, February 17 the federal court handed down its ruling, finding ...

Green moves: AustralianSuper, ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... Investment & Wealth Advisory practice. However, he is best known for his 17 years as head of investment risk at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). There, he led the specialist team providing guidance on investment risk, asset-liability ...

Shareholder pushback on exec pay eases: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... although investors continued to target future remuneration through key equity grant votes, according to the Georgeson 2025 Australian AGM Review. After two consecutive years of heightened investor opposition, the number of remuneration report strikes ...

Government wants clear ESG labels for retail investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... that the regime is targeted at retail investors, and Treasury has engaged with the Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government (BETA) to assist with exploratory research into investor decision-making. Investors continue to face challenges ...

CPA calls on government to promote ESG adoption

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... submission, CPA Australia set out six priority reform areas which it said would support businesses, workers and the broader Australian economy. CPA Australia business investment and international lead Gavan Ord said Australia is at a critical juncture ...

Data centres, AI firms need robust ethical governance framework: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... traditional cooling methods can use 26 million litres of water annually, which is enough for more than 150 average Australian homes. Leske points out that many data centres are located in areas where there is high water stress. Pointing to an ISS insights ...